Lamp holder



C. T. HABNED.

LAMP HOLDER.

APPLIQATION man MAY 23, 1919.

1,413,530. Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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ATTORNEY.

cnnnnas r-HARNE or IPHILADELPHiBi; i nn'nsrnvenrnl 7 Application filedMay ,23,

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Be it known'thatl, CHARLES TI HARNED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia-gin the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lamp Holders,of which thelfollo wing'is a specification v 1 Thisinvention relates ,toholders or brackets for lamps'an'd has moreparticular reference' to aholder for a lainpior headlight on a bicycle orfm'otor-cycle and:whichis usuall secured to the handle bar thereof;

Tasman object of m m nses is to provide'a l'am'p" holderof the typereferred towhich is, specially adapted to support an electric batterylamp and which may be 7 readily and quickly fitted in place to supportthe direction of the arrows.

the lamp in forwardly projectedposition.

Another object of the invention is to pro.- vide a lamp holder of thetype referred to which can be readily adjusted to hold the lamp invarious projected positions so that the beam of light may be deflectedvas desired.

lVith these and other objects in viewrmy invention consists essentiallyof a lamp holding, member and an attaching member suit-- ably connectedwith means for removably securing the lamp in position.

The invention further consists in "certain novel features ofconstruction which wil be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the further disclosure of my invention,

reference will be had totheaccompanying sheetof explanatory drawings,const tut ng a part of this SpClfiCat10I1 1IlWh10h similar characters ofreference denotethesame or corresponding views in all the figures. IFigure 1 is a perspectlve view of a portion of 'a bicycle" and handlebars thereof,

with my holder attached thereto and also showing a lamp inpositiom Fgure2 is a front elevationofa lamp holder embodying the presentimprovements. Figure 3- is a sectional view taken on the line 33 in Figurex2, and looking'in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4- is a front elevation of arslightly modified form ofmyinvention; and

Figure 5- is alsectional View taken on the line 5 75 in Figure-4, andlooking in venientlyrectangular iii plan, V and provided with spaced ustanding ears or flanges '12,]

between which are hinged at 1'3, curve'dfm'em-. bers'jl, the-free endswhereof are extended a wa'rdly to fdrrn flanges-'15, which ca be held orgrip ed in s'paced relation; These flanges 1'5","are rfm-atedyat' 16to-receive 'a' threaded *bolt 17in engagement with which is a winged nut18 by'means of which said flanges 15 are brought together to compressthecurved members 14 around an electric battery lamp 19.

Depending from the underside of the main or body portion 11, and atright angles to the aforesaid ears or flanges 12, are spaced I wings orwebs 20, between which are hinged" 21, curved members22, the freedepending" ends whereof are fashioned to constitute flanges 23, wh1chare perforated at 24:, to receivea threaded bolt'25 in engagement withwhich is a winged nut 26 by means of which the curvedymembers 22 arecompressed to firmly grip the handlebar 27 of a bicycle 28, for example.7 a

Referring now to Figures at and' 5; the

ithelatter preferably being made in-sect ions consisting of curvedmembers 29 having lamp holder consists of an upper lampholdl',

ing member and a lower attachingmember, g

lower'terminal flanges 30' which are adapted to be normally slightly outof'contact but arranged to be compressed by the threaded bolt 25, andwinged nut 26. Theupper portions of the curved members '29 are-extended.upwardly to forrnw'ebs131 which are held in close relation byportions 32on the one web projecting through openings 33, in t otherv and beingbent over andfirmly presse "down thereon,:and said webs'31jfterminate iin, laterally extending arms or flanges 34:, v

which are fastened to the bottomjportion 35' of the upper lamp holdingcurved memberp I the flangesfi; fitting into slots 37 ,in the Mand forma seat therefor, tongues 36 on bottom of the curved member 14: and beingfirmly compressed thereon.

Suitable lining strips 38 of baize or felt may be cemented in the curvedmembers 14 to prevent injury to the lamp 19.

Instead of employing a loose or removable bolt 17, I may use a bolt 39as shown in Figure 6, which is provided with laterally extending pintles40, hinged to one of the flanges 15 or 23, and fork the opposed flange15 or 23, at 41, from which it will beireadily seen that the bolt 39 is'hingedly connected and the entire parts are connected together, wherebyconnecting and disconnecting the holder is greatly facilitated.

From the foregoing description it will be clearly apparent that by myinvention I have devised a novel and useful lamp holder which fullyembodies the meritorious features and advantages enumerated as desirablein the statement of the invention and the above description, and while Ihave in the present case, shown and described preferred embodimentsthereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results,it is to be understood that the same are susceptible of modification inmany particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having described my invention, what I claim is A device of the classdescribed comprising a substantially rectangular shaped body, upstandingears extending from opposite sides of said body, webs extendingdownwardly from opposite ends of said body, a pair of oppositelydisposed curved members pivotally secured to opposite ends of said ears,parallel flanges extending upwardly from the outer ends of said membersprovided with aligned openings, a bolt extending through the openings insaid flanges, a winged nut mounted upon the nut of the bolt and engagingone of said flanges, a pair of oppositely disposed curved memberspivotally secured to the opposite'ends of said webs, parallel flangesextending downwardly from the outer ends of the last mentioned curvedmembers and provided with aligned openings, a winged nut mounted uponthe last mentioned bolt, and a plurality of fabv ricated strips securedto said curved members. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES r. HARNED.

